- Title
- An assessment of the training of invigilators at Walter Sisulu University
- Creator
- Cekiso, Nontuthuzelo
- Subject
- Students -- Examinations
- Subject
- Educational tests and measurements -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Academic achievement -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Evaluation
- Subject
- Universities and colleges -- South Africa -- Case studies
- Date Issued
- 2014
- Date
- 2014
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MPA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/46273
- Identifier
- vital:39542
- Description
- The study assessed the training of invigilators at Walter Sisulu University. It covered the period from 2010 to 2011. The purpose of the study was to assess the awareness of invigilators regarding rules and regulations pertaining to their duties; whether there are pertinent differences between invigilators who have been trained and those that have not been trained and investigate the challenges that invigilators face during examinations. Following the literature study on training, a qualitative research methodology was employed in undertaking the empirical study. Through purposive sampling, trained and untrained invigilators as well as some examination section managers were selected for participating in the study. Structured and semi-structured interviews were used for collecting data. The study found that a limited number of trained and untrained invigilators were not aware of the rules and regulations regarding invigilation and this had a negative impact on their work performance. Although the study also found that invigilators were experiencing some challenges during the examination periods, it could not find crucial differences between the trained and untrained invigilators in this regard. The study recommends that the quality of training of invigilators should be improved in order to address the challenges experienced by invigilators and it should include all invigilators.
- Format
- viii, 94 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Humanities
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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